And, well, that’s awkward for a variety of reasons. The most notable, of course, is how New England used — or didn’t use — Butler in the Super Bowl. Head coach Bill Belichick benched the Super Bowl XLIX hero, with Butler seeing the field for just one special teams snap. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles marched up and down the field against the Patriots’ defense.

All Butler, who had played more than 97 percent of his team’s snaps up to that point, could do was watch from the sidelines. So, while he wasn’t good enough to see the field in the Super Bowl, he still gets some birthday love.